Coin holder



J. l. SZEPE.

COIN HOLDER.

APPLICA-TI0N FILED MAII, 5, 192|.

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Leith/it NETE@ STATES PATENT @EFECTO JOSEPH J. SZEPE, 0F PITTSBURGH,PENNSYLVANIA, ASSGNOR TQ KEYSTONE .DIE AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OFPITTSBURGH, CPENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATON 0F FENNSYLVANIA.

. COIN HOLDER.

Application filed March 5, 1921. Serial No. 450,024..

Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny andv State of lennsylvania, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Coin Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

li/ly invention relates to devices for holding coins, street-car checks,and analogous circular or disk-shaped articles so that they may bereadily removed.

The object of the present invention is to simplify said devices so thatthe various stamped out of the fewest possible number of pieces ofsheet-metal. In the preferred form of my invention l employ only twopieces of sheet-metal for the body and cover, two

sheet-metal cuppedtdisks or plungers for supporting the said articlesand two springs for yieldingly supporting the disks and clamping thearticles to the holder. Another object is to provide interlocking` meansformed preferably integral with the body and cover `to hold theassembled parts in proper relative position. Another object is toprovide the cover with suitable means for spacing it from the bottom ofthe body i and preferably to employ the spacing means to limit thedistance the saidy yarticles can be pushed into the holder and to serveas a guide for the article-clamping plunger.

Referring to the accompanying drawing,

" li'ig. lis a perspective view of the coin holder complete; Fig. 2, atop plan view of the same; Fig. 3, a longitudinal vertical section 'onthe line lll-lll of Fig. 2;,- Fig. el, a transverse section of l1`ig.l2on the line TTI-div; Fig. 5, a perspective view of the cover member: andFig. 6, a horizontal section on the line Vl-VI of Fig. 3.

y On the drawing, 1 designates the body of the holder and 2 the coverthereof, each made of sheet-metal drawn or bent from suitably-shapedblanks. rlhe body has the bottom 2% having intgeral therewith the sidese. and ends 5 arranged at right angles with the bottom 3. The sides lare flat and parallel but the ends 5 are rounded outwardly insemicircular shape corresponding to that of the article to be held bythe holder. The sides of the body are spaced aparta distance equal tothe diameter of the coins vto be inserted into the holder.

respond vto the curvature of the ends 5. its

each end of the cover is an oval `hole somewhat smaller than thedisk-shaped' articles to be held in the holder.

The cover 2 is provided at its opposite edges and between its ends withthe two spacers or legs 7 arranged at right angles to the cover andresting on the bottom ylhe spacers are preferably integral with 'thecover and are of such length as -to space the ends of the cover from theends of the body the required distance to form the slots or openings 8for the insertion of certain Coins, checks, or the like into the holderand into contact with the lower face of the cover. rlhe sides 4; of thebody 1 have inwardly extending tongues. 9 integral therewith and lyingagainst opposite edges of the cover. The ends of the tongues are bentinto recesses 10 in the edges of the covei` to hold the cover tand bodyrigidly together. The length of the recesses corresponds to the width ofthe tongues to prevent the endwise movement of the cover relatively tothe body.

The cover has at each end an oval hole or opening 11 beneath which is acupped or flanged disk or plunger 'l2 with the cup or flange facing thebottom 3. A. coiled spring 13 between each disk and the bottom 3 serveto hold the disks yieldingly against the cover 2 or against theinnermost one of any circular articles resting between the disks and thecover. lhs flanges on the disks are of such depth that the disks cannot. be removed laterally through the slots 8 when the disks are incontact with the cover. Each spring 13 is arranged in axial alinementwith the centers of its adjacent disk 12 and hole 11 and also with thecenter of an imaginary circle in whose circumference the adjacentrounded end 5 lies. The disks 12 have preferably the same diameter asthe articles to be inserted into the holder, but the holes 11 have aslightly smaller diameter to prevent the escape of the said articlesthrough the same. The spacers or legs 7 have their lateral edgesarranged to be engaged by the edges of the lungers 12 and of any coins,checks, and the like having approximately the same diameter as theplungers.

When it is desired to deposit a coin in the holder, the proper plungeris depressed and the coin is inserted through the adjacent slot andbetween. the cover andthe plunger., The adjacentA spring 13 causes the*coin to be rictionally held against the lower facev of the cover. Asecond coin may be placed `on the iirstcoinin a similar manner, and

moved one at a time through the adjacent slot 8 by inserting the thumbor finger through the proper hole ll and pushing' the coin out inanvobvious manner.

l claim: l I i l. In a holder for disk-shaped articles, an elongatedcasing comprising a body member and a cover member, there being a slotin each end oif one memberl to admit said articles one at a timeinto thecasing, in combination with legs bent down from the center et the sidesof the cover member and resting on the bottom ot the body member, andmeans on the body member Yfor securing both members vtogether, theopposingv edgesy oi the legs being` spaced less than the diameter of thesaid `articles and disposed at such distances .from the ends of thecasing as to be engaged by the periphery oi the articles when they havebeen 'inserted through the said slots into the casing a predetermineddistance.

2. in a holderfor dish-shaped articles, a casing comprising an elongateddished body e member and a rover member, the sides oit the body memberbeing spaced apart a distance equal to the diameter ot said articles andthere being a slot in each end of thecasing to admit articles into the'casing parallel.y

with the cover member, and there being `an opening-at each end et thecover of less width than the diameter of an article, a pair oli' legsintegral with the edges of the cover and resting on the bottom of thebody inember, the edges of the legs being engaged by the 'articles andserving as stops therefor when they'have been pushed through the slots apredetermined distance.

3. In a holder for disk-shaped articles, a casing comprising anelongated dished body member and a rover member, the sides of the bodymember, being spaced apart a distance equal to the diameter et saidarticles and through the 'said'slot f there being av slotv in each'e'ndoi thee-leasing to'admit articles into the casing parallel with thecover member, and there beingl an open-` ing at each end of the cover oflesswidth than the diameter of an article,a` pair of legs integral withthe edges of the coverand resting on the bottom ot the body member, theedges ot the legs being engaged by the articles and seiving as stopstherefor when they have been pushed through the slots a predetermineddistance, in combination with a spring-pressed plunger' beneath eachopen ing in the vcover and arranged to clamp an article in registry withthe acent slot, the said edges of the legs serving as guides for theplungers. f

4;. In a holder for disk-shaped articles, an elongated casing comprisinga, body member and a cover member, therebeing asloty in one end ofthe'casing through whichfsaid articles may be passedA into the casingparallel with the cover member', a spring-pressed plunger at the slottedend of the casing and arranged to clamp an article in registry withthe'slot, and a pair 'of opposed spacers between the cover and bodymembers, the spacers being integral with the opposite edge ot the coverand having their edgesutree Vand arranged as a stop and guide for theplunger and also for said articles on the plunger.

5. In aholder foi'disk-sliaped articles, an elongated casing comprisinga body member and a cover member., there being a slot in one end of thecasing through which said ar-` ticles may be passed into the easingparallel with the cover member, Va spring-pressed plunger at the.slottedr end of the casing and arranged to clamp an article in registrywith the slot, anda pair oit opposed spacers between the cover andbody`members, the spacers being integral withzthe opposite 'edge ofr thecover and havingr their edges'tree yand arranged'as .a stop and guidefor the plunger and also for said articles onl the plunger and the covermember having an opening oppo-A site the plunger and velongated'in thedirec tion of movement of ,an article passing day ofv JOSEPH JQ SZEPE.-

Signed at Pittsburgh, Pa., this 2d March, 192l.-

